Man charged with criminal damage after Churchill statue sprayed with graffiti
Caspar San Giorgio to appear in court after defacing London statue with slogans including ‘Zionist war criminal’A 38-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage after Winston Churchill’s statue outside the Houses of Parliament was sprayed with graffiti labelling the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”.The Metropolitan police arrested Caspar San Giorgio, of no fixed address, shortly after 4am on Friday. He was charged in the early hours of Saturday morning and is due to appear at Highbury Corner magistrates court in London. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Man charged after Churchill statue defaced
Caspar San Giorgio, 38, appeared at Westminster Magistrate's Court via video-link earlier. [Continue Reading]
Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square defaced with graffiti, man arrested for racially aggravated criminal damage
In a significant act of vandalism, the statue of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill located in Parliament Square has been defaced with graffiti, attracting widespread attention. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning, when a 38-year-old man was arrested by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage. He was apprehended shortly after 0400 hours after being reported spraying the words "Zionist war criminal" alongside other phrases, including “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine,” on the bronze sculpture. The graffiti, characterized by its provocative nature, also included statements such as "Never again is Now"... [Continue Reading]
